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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its baseball athlete-of-the-week awards for the week of March 14 - 20. The baseball athlete-of-the-week awards are sponsored by the U.S. Marines.
Rainy River Community College sweeps the MCAC North Baseball awards this week. Sophomore pitcher, Elyjah Wahlstrom, earns the MCAC North Pitcher-of-the-Week after striking out 10 batters over 6 innings of work in his two appearances last week while giving up only 2 earned runs. Voyageur teammate, John Michael Gonzalez Jr., hit .630 with 12 RBI and 2 homeruns, including a grand slam, to earn the MCAC North Player-of-the-Week.
Derek Heldman, Anoka-Ramsey Community College center fielder, is the week's MCAC Central Player-of-the-Week. Heldman was 5 for 13 from the plate with two RBI and a stolen base. His fully extended diving play helped preserve a tie game at the time against Rainy River Community College. There were no nominations for MCAC Central Pitcher-of-the-Week.
Due to limited action, there were no nominations for the MCAC South Pitcher-of-the-Week or MCAC South Player-of-the-Week award.
As MCAC teams complete games and compile statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2021-22/leaders
MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2021-22/standings
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MCAC Baseball - North DivisionPitcher and Player of the Week |
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Elyjah Wahlstrom So. / RHP Penguilly, MN
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Rainy River Community College sophomore pitcher, Elyjah Wahlstrom, appeared in two games during the week, striking out 10 and giving up only 3 runs on 7 hits in his six innings of action. The Penguilly, MN product did not give up a walk and finished the week with a 2.33 ERA, 1.40 ERA in his lone start. Wahlstrom is this week's MCAC North Pitcher-of-the-Week. The Voyageurs are 3-7 on the season and play again on Saturday against Western Technical College at UW -La Crosse. |
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John Michael Gonzalez, Jr. So. / OF Tucson, AZ
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John Michael Gonzalez, Jr. is this week's MCAC North Player-of-the-Week. The sophomore center fielder for Rainy River Community College went 17 for 27 (.630) from the plate, with 2 doubles, a triple, and two homeruns including a grand slam. The Tucson, AZ native drove in 12 runs, walked 5 times, and stole 2 bases in his 8 games. The Voyageurs are 3-7 on the season and play again on Saturday against Western Technical College at UW -La Crosse.
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Other Notable Performers |
Cole Schaefer (RHP/IF/OF, Mesabi Range College): 1-0 record pitching 7.0 innings, 5 strikeouts, 4 walks, 3 runs, and a 3.00 ERA. Jack Dommeyer (RHP, Itasca Community College): 1-0 record pitching 4.1 innings, 7 strikeouts, 5 walks, 6 runs, and a 9.69 ERA. Cade Marquardt (C/OF, Itasca Community College): 5 hits on 7 at bats, .714 avg., a double, 4 RBI, and 5 runs. Dawson Tweet (IF/C/OF, Mesabi Range College): 7 hits on 11 at bats, .636 avg., 3 doubles, a triple, 1 RBI, and 13 putouts. |
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MCAC Baseball - Central DivisionPitcher and Player of the Week |
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No nominees for MCAC Central Division Pitcher-of-the-Week
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Derek Heldman Fr. / CF Blaine, MN
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College center fielder, Derek Heldman, went 5 for 13 from the plate for a .385 batting average with a double, a triple, 2 RBI, and a stolen base. The Blaine, MN freshman earns the MCAC Central Player-of-the-Week honor. In the field, Heldman made a fully extended diving catch against Rainy River Community College to preserve a tied-game at the time. The Golden Rams are 2-6, and next play again on April 2 in Austin, MN against Northland Community and Technical College. |
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Other Notable Performers |
No other nominations submitted. |
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.